8/10
Pornography with style!
10 September 2006
Pornography isn't a film type that you would usually associate with substance and imagination, but The Devil in Miss Jones bucks that trend in style as it manages to entail everything you could want from a porn film, but it does it with class and actually manages a very interesting wraparound story to go with the hardcore smut. I've heard this film described as 'deep', and while it definitely is deep considering its genre - it's still not exactly Shakespeare (but would you want it any other way?). That being said, the film does do something for both the proverbial 'heads', and that's not something that can be said for every porn film. Actually, it's something that can't be said for the vast majority, which wins The Devil in Miss Jones a lot of acclaim as far as I'm concerned. The plot is still rather thin, but here we focus on Justine Jones - a woman so bored with life that she decides to commit suicide. She then finds herself in purgatory, where it is decided that she will be able to return to Earth providing she live according to a deadly sin - and naturally, she chooses lust...

One of the first things I noticed about the film was that its star - Georgina Spelvin - isn't exactly your average porn star, and indeed this is actually mentioned at one point when her 'teacher' describes her body in a none too favourable light. I can't say that this odd casting choice really helps the film; it does give it some sort of realism as the title character is an 'average woman', but I'm sure most people would have preferred a more buxom lead. That being said, the lady certainly doesn't disappoint when it comes to doing what most men would want her to do, as she gets put to good use with everything from men and women, to fruit and snakes. The sex is sleazy and dirty, and the film never holds back when it comes to showing everything. Indeed, you certainly do get your 'moneys worth' when it comes to The Devil in Miss Jones. The film was apparently one of the pioneers of 'porno chic', and while I'm not exactly well qualified to say whether or not that is true; looking at the film, I'm sure it probably is. The film could have packed more of a punch with better production values, I think, but even so; this is a must see porn flick and comes highly recommended!
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